{"id":7514,"date":"2013-03-06T14:38:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T21:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=7514"},"modified":"2013-03-06T14:38:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T21:38:10","slug":"new-leaf-turns-over-more-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/new-leaf-turns-over-more-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"New \u201cLeaf\u201d Turns Over More Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scientists have been working on imitating nature\u2019s ability to photosynthesize the sun\u2019s energy, much as plants turn that energy into food for their health and growth.\u00a0 Daniel Nocera, for instance, created an artificial leaf<\/a> that split water into oxygen and hydrogen that could fire up a small fuel cell and run an electric light.\u00a0 According to a Science Pub lecture your editor recently attended, an eight-ounce glass of water can power a 60-Watt bulb for 20 hours. \u00a0Nocera, in a Pop! Tech talk<\/a>, claims an Olympic-size swimming pool could supply all the world\u2019s energy needs.<\/p>\n